Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-06-16

Ala meeting u the womens Board
in Chicago. May 81. among letters read
was n from Mrs. Annie Rhea Wilson,
written from Tabriz, in far of Persia.
that will be Of interest 70 many of our
readers. We give Il below.
! have been three months in my Persian
home. Last week some papers camc. for
which / send thanks. All Tabriz is In
wonder to-day over a returned HISTORIAN.
who has studied medicine In London ten
years and sports a fancy cane and stove
pipe hat as signs of his superior elegance.
/ wish you could step into our c0zy little
home and see your picture and Mrs Hoge's
and the other pretty gifts thatmake Lake
Forest friends so near. You may ask, as
aMussulman did to-day, What 10 you
dor Not much exceptstudy. Ihave an
Armenian lesson an hour every morning.
except Saturday. when Turkish takes the
place, I enjoy the study, although mas
tering o language or two Is task In
which ones heart often fails, and, in
eagerness TO reach the people, rebels at
the trammels Of speech. l am able to en-
joy u Turkish calls, and my tongue
and ears are q little Embossed. but the Ar
menian is more difficult. find my eyes
are learning as well, and every day brings
some novel sights. ] want to write some
OF my new experiences for Miss Parsons.
as she has asked me to do 30, before /
have lost the sense Of wonder and sur
prise. Miss Jewett has kindly taken me
with her calling q good deal, and the Ar
menian holiday season In January and
the Mussulman New Years have given
us great opportunities l have seen all
classes from the rich down to the very
poor. One Of the latter class, o widow,
joined our church last Sunday. It was
pleasing and pathetic to see what pains
| she took to make us welcome when we
called at her poor little room. She had
samovar steaming and her tea was rich
with sugar, q sign Of special honor, and
besides there were candies and cakes
from the bazaar. But better still, she
had called her neighbors and asked Miss
Jewett to have a meeting.
Last week all the ladies were invited to
breakfast at the house Of q high official,
the captain of the Horse Guards. The
invitation came through DR.. Holmes, who
treats his wife, and has won his friend
ship. You may imagine what a show II
was to me. The room where we were re-
ceived was rich In its appointments. beau
tiful rugs, embroidered cushions, dainty
glassware on every shelf, and q window
Of colored glass filling the side Of the
room next the courtyard. The breakfast
was delicious, rice in various forms,
chicken, lamb and spinach, with sherbet.
rose leaf preserves, and other delicate
dishes. The Persian skill in the culinary
art was fully proved. The long visit till
three In the afternoon gave us much time
for conversation. We found the family
very devout. The old mother left the
room and it was quietly remarked she had
gone to pray. The wife, who is much of
an invalid, is planning a pilgrimage to
Kerhela, where she hopes to be healed
by being tied for some days to a post In
the portico Of the shrine. They asked
us about our Prophet. and with theil
courtesy one could not but feel that they
wished no part in him. This is just .
little glimpse to let you know what ] am
constantly seeing.